Brendan Nyhan

The sociology of MoveOn.org

This quote from today’s MoveOn.org email captures the group perfectly (PDF):

Dear MoveOn member,

Did you hear NPR this morning? They released a new poll showing that in the top 50 House races, voters choose Democrats over Republicans by a big margin.

Here’s a better question: how many MoveOn members don’t listen to NPR?

(PS The NPR story and full poll results [PDF] are worth a look.)